Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
... person and what they know. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, and I like to ride that line. Sure, sometimes it’s important for students to s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...a few of the Science Practices for AP® science courses as published by the College Board®. Within each practice, there are examples of how a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator can help students achieve the outcomes outlined. Science Practice: The student can use representations and models...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...stry TEACHES WHERE: Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 18 years Stacy in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? In college, I was a pre-med major who wanted to be a doctor. My anatomy and physiology teacher suggested that I help tutor and even...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...intertwined — chords in all keys are numbered in a standard pattern, for instance — Sword went deeper into the topic by introducing an imaginary band comprised of historical mathematicians. Envision the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band (or EFPSPB for short) … Pythagorean ratios not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Analysis and Approaches
...ter plot of each sequence, and determine that sequences with common differences (called arithmetic sequences) have scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a s...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Amortization
...ng money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Students will then apply this finance knowledge to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary A...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-amortization
It’s to Be Expected
...Students will explore tree diagrams and expected values. Students will be asked to differentiate between independent and dependent events, as well as combining probabilities. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final as...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-tobe-expected
Exploring Geometric Sequences
...s and Algebra Activity Overview Students graphically analyze geometric series using graphs, and consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and first term using sliders. Exploring Geometric Sequences Key Steps For the first part of this activity, stu...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-exploring-geometric-sequences
Amortization
...ng money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Students will then apply this finance knowledge to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary A...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-amortization
Vectors in Component Form
Vectors in Component Form apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Geometry and Trigonometry Vectors in Component Form Students will learn how to e...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-vectors-component-form
Analyzing Country Data
...terpret conditional probabilities from a two-way table. Students will be able to interpret expected values from a simulation as an estimate of outcomes. Students will be able to interpret expected values as an indication of association. Vocabulary association conditional probabi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-analyzing-country-data
Best Class
...Best Class Objectives Students will represent real-world data using a histogram and box and whisker diagram. Students will calculate measures of central tendency and spread. Students will compare distributions from two data sets and draw conclusions. Students will identify and analyze outliers ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-best-class
Exploring Geometric Sequences
...and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra Activity Overview Students explore geometric series by considering the effect of the value for the common ratio and first term using sliders. Exploring Geometric Sequences Key Steps Students will explore geometric sequen...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-exploring-geometric-sequences
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...view In this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gather evidence toward some common derivative ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Best Class
...Best Class Objectives Students will represent real-world data using a histogram and box and whisker diagram. Students will calculate measures of central tendency and spread. Students will compare distributions from two data sets and draw conclusions. Students will identify and analyze outliers ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-best-class
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...ed. In this activity, you will investigate the derivatives of some common functions by approximating the instantaneous rate of change (using the symmetric difference quotient) at many inputs. You will also use the table and graphing capabilities of your graphing handheld. Investigating the Deri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus
...nding the area bounded by a curve and the x-axis. Students will apply this information to finding the area bounded by two curves. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in both IB Mathematics and AP Calculus and on their final assessments. Bounded Area...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-bounded-areas
Binomial Expansion
...to auto; } Binomial Expansion Objectives Students will use their knowledge of patterns to aid in the expansion of binomials, by way of Pascal’s triangle. Students will use the Binomial Theorem to discover specific terms of a binomial expansion. Students will try to make a connection w...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-binomial-expansion
Binomial Expansion
...to auto; } Binomial Expansion Objectives Students will use their knowledge of patterns to aid in the expansion of binomials, by way of Pascal’s triangle. Students will use the Binomial Theorem to discover specific terms of a binomial expansion. Students will try to make a connection w...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial-expansion
It’s to Be Expected
...Students will explore tree diagrams and expected values. Students will be asked to differentiate between independent and dependent events, as well as combining probabilities. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final as...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-tobe-expected
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...TEM principles that make space exploration possible. The challenges are organized in six categories, each containing questions and riddles of varying complexity, with points awarded based on the degree of difficulty. From cracking a code using TI’s basic programming language to calculating the tr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...th courses. Former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former AP® Calculus development committee member Tom Dick have partnered with Texas Instruments (TI) to make a set of resources geared to help you better prepare for teaching calculus. The TI in Focus: AP® Calculus resources provide v...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...re are some facts around the opportunity to grow STEM talent. 1. Demand is high: STEM occupations are projected to grow by 9% from 2015 to 2024, compared to 6% growth for non-STEM occupations (“STEM Jobs: 2017 Update,” U.S. Department of Commerce) STEM workers command higher wages, earni...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Global Trademarks
... Tfas™ Voyage™ 200 The following is a list of companies that have trademarks and the acknowledgement that accompanies the trademark: Trademark Citation ...https://education.ti.com/en/legal/global_trademarks
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
... to see the aha! moments on her students’ faces when they learn a difficult concept. Fast facts about Lisa: TEACHES WHAT: Algebra I and II, geometry and STEM TEACHES WHERE: Wilburton High School, southeastern Oklahoma TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 10 years Lisa in her own words: Why did y...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth